In preparation for this class, please choose one of the films from the following list (one you've seen or will see in the coming days) and describe how it narratively, aesthetically, and/or thematically connects to one of the films of Scorsese's we screened previously this semester:
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- The Aviator (2004)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
- The Departed (2006)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- A Letter to Elia (2010)
- Public Speaking (2010)
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
- Hugo (2011)
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
- The Fifty Year Argument (2014)
- Silence (2016)
Finally, select a moment/scene/sequence from your chosen Scorsese film that you'd like to screen in class (including a time code detailing exactly when it starts and ends if you can) and explain how the excerpt you've selected supports the narrative/aesthetic/thematic connection you're making to an earlier Scorsese film.
We will try showing as many clips as possible during our May 2 class, so it would be great if you can bring in a copy of the film you're wanting to screen an excerpt from. But if you can't do that, I'll do my best to get copies of whatever films from the list above you choose to write about.
Please be sure to post your thoughtful and thorough response (your last one of the semester!) as soon as you can - but definitely by no later than midnight on Monday, May 1.